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TITLE

Outflows Hit $249 Million in April, First Negative Month of Year

AUTHOR(S)

Fine, Jacob

PUB. DATE

June 2006

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;6/2/2006, Vol. 356 Issue 32394, p7

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that the municipal bond mutual funds in the U.S. suffered a monthly net outflow for the first time in 2006 during April, according to data released by the Investment Company Institute. The outflow followed an exceptionally strong first quarter in which the funds took in a net of $6.15 billion.

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21133663

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